Carmelo continued to grow, and so did his game. He patterned himself after Tracy McGrady, the Florida prep star who jumped straight to the NBA from North Carolina's Mount Zion High School. Carmelo enjoyed a huge year as a junior, almost doubling his scoring and rebounding numbers. Though Towson Catholic fell short of the state title, he was named the Baltimore City and County Player of the Year, All-Metropolitan Player of the Year and Baltimore Catholic League Player of the Year. Carmelo 身高不断拉高，能力也随着提升。他想要以 Tracy McGrady 进入 的 NBA 的模式为榜样；这位佛罗里达州的新星，从北卡 Mount Zion 高中越级加 入NBA。高二那年是 Carmelo 大跃进的一年，他几乎在得分和篮板的数字都翻了 近二倍，虽然 Towson Catholic 高中没能拿下州冠军，他还是成为那年巴尔的摩 市年度最佳球员、全都市年度最佳球员、巴尔的摩 Catholic 联盟年度最佳球员。 The attention focused on Carmelo began to go to his head. He was all too eager to listen to friends who guaranteed him he was destined for NBA stardom. Ignoring his schoolwork, the junior started missing classes, and was suspended on several occasions. Mary worried that her son was walking on mighty thin ice. Carmelo 成为人们关注的焦点，这份荣耀开始让他冲昏了头，他太渴望朋友 对他的赞美，喜欢别人说他是命中注定，必定成为 NBA 众星云集里的一份子。 高二生的 Carmelo 开始遗忘他的课业、翘课、甚至休学了几次。Mary 也开始担心 他的儿子会不会走上如履薄冰的未来。 She was right. Though Carmelo was a prep star of considerable renown, he was barely registered a blip on the radar screen of pro scouts. Skinny and lacking strength, he was in no way ready for the physical demands on the NBA. It appeared that four years of college basketball were imperative for his maturation. 她的看法是正确的，虽然 Carmelo 已经是颇具声望的新星，但是他还是很 难成为职业球探如雷达般敏锐的观察里，受注目的焦点。瘦弱的身体素质要在 高度强力的 NBA 里发光发热，显然他还没有做好准备。这代表四年的大学篮球， 为了要提升他的成熟度，对他来说是非常重要的。 Naturally, Division I-A coaches were lining up to recruit Carmelo, particularly those from schools on the East Coast. He decided to declare early, announcing that he would attend Syracuse before his senior year. A fan of the Orangemen since his days in New York City, Carmelo liked coach Jim Boeheim’s style of play, and figured he would get plenty of exposure in the Big East. 自然地，I-A 分区的教练们大排长龙想招募 Carmelo 进入自己的大学篮球 队，特别是那些位於东海岸的大学。最後他提早发表声明，在高二结束之後，进入 雪城大学。自从他住在纽约开始，他就是雪城大学，这支橘人军团的死忠球迷， Carmelo 喜欢教练 Jim Boeheim 的带球风格，也认为自己可以在东区打响知名度。 But Carmelo’s ticket wasn’t punched yet. With his grades dropping under a C average and his scores on the ACT below acceptable standards, he needed to improve in the classroom to qualify academically for Syracuse. Carmelo and his mother agreed that he would benefit from a change of scenery. First he looked at Virginia's Hargrave Military Academy. Then he talked to Steve Smith, the head coach at basketball powerhouse Oak Hill Academy, also in the Old Dominion State. The Baptist boarding school in rural Mouth of Wilson seemed like a perfect fit. 然而 Carmelo 的入学资格并没想像中那样唾手可得。他的学业成绩掉到 C 级以下，以及在 ACT 测验中只得到不合格的分数，为了进入雪城大学，他需要回 到教室里，加强他的学业。 Carmelo 和他母亲都同意，换个环境学习对他来说， 或许有更多帮助。首先他看中维吉尼亚州 Hargrave 军事学院，接着他又与在篮球 风气鼎盛的 Oak Hill 学院篮球教练 Steve Smith 交换意见，这所在 Mouth of Wilson 市郊的教会学校看起来会是个很适合 Melo 的完美环境。 Oak Hill—winner of the USA Today 2000-01 high school championship—had a sterling reputation. Fourteen former Warriors had graduated to the NBA , including Rod Strickland, Jerry Stackhouse and Ron Mercer 各界对身为2000－01全美高中联赛冠军的 Oak Hill 学院都有优秀的评价 ， 已经有14位前勇士把这里当成跳板，成功进入 NBA ，包括 Rod Strickland， Jerry Stackhouse 与 Ron Mercer。 That summer, Carmelo led an AAU Baltimore Select team to the Final Four of the Adidas Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas. Against the country’s top prep talent, he dazzled to the tune of 25.2 points a game. His performance opened eyes around the NBA. Along with Amare “Baby Shaq” Stoudemire, he was being touted as a future NBA lottery pick. 那年夏天， Carmelo 带领一支 AAU 巴尔的摩选拔代表队，打进在拉斯维 加斯举办的爱迪达「Big Time」巡回赛四强。面对这个国家其他有超强潜力的天 才球员， Melo 拥有每场平均攻下25.2分耀眼的表现。他的亮丽表现在 NBA 完全 打响了知名度。他与「Baby Shaq」， Stoudemire ，都被评为将来 NBA 选秀里 的乐透区球员。 Also of note was Carmelo’s play at the USA Basketball Youth Development Festival in Colorado. Helping the East Team to the silver medal, he tied for the tournament scoring lead at 24 ppg and shot 66 percent from the field. The only other player who approached Carmelo’s production was LeBron James. The two struck up a friendship, certain their paths would cross again in the pros. Carmelo 另一项令人印象深刻的比赛就是参加在科罗拉多州举办的全美 青年篮球发展联赛，他帮助东区拿下银牌，更追平这个联赛每场平均24分的纪录， 命中率也高达6成6。只有一位球员的表现可以与他相提并论，那就是 LeBron James。 这二位球员建立起深厚的情谊，也代表着将来在职业篮球场上，他们之间将再次 来到彼此竞争的交叉点。 First, however, Carmelo would have to make the Oak Hill Warriors. 当然在这之前， Carmelo 将先成为 Oak Hill 勇士队的一员。 --

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